It doesn't matter that Jamee Swan had a good game against Utah Valley. It still counts as a good game, and one that will only help her and the Colorado women's basketball team down the road.

Swan, a true freshman from Tucson, Ariz., had eight points and a season-high seven rebounds in CU's 81-45 win over Utah Valley on Saturday. She also blocked two shots and had two steals.

"I think it's beneficial for us (freshmen) to see more of what it's going to be like to play," Swan said. "It gives us an opportunity to be able to be in the game and learn and play as we go."

Fellow freshman Ky Weston had eight points, three assists and two steals -- all season highs.

Together, that duo has made a great impression on the Buffs in the limited minutes they've had this season.

Swan already has two double-digit scoring games under her belt and is now averaging 4.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game, despite playing just 11 minutes per game.

Weston, who is being groomed to eventually replace senior Chucky Jeffery as the starting point guard, is averaging 1.8 points and 0.8 assists, but has been on the court for just 8.7 minutes per game. Of the 78 minutes she's played this year, 24 came on Saturday.

"I think it gives me confidence and I think it gives our team confidence that they can trust in us as freshmen to do what we need to do when we're asked to do it," Swan said.

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Jeffery agreed, saying that when the Buffs get into conference play, she and her veteran teammates will be relieved to know they have capable backups to give them a rest here and there.

"When they come in, they know what to do and how to contribute," Jeffery said.

In addition to Swan and Weston, true freshman Lauren Huggins has looked good at times this year. Huggins, however, has missed three games in a row with a stress fracture and isn't expected to return for another couple of weeks.

Filling up the box score

Jeffery had another brilliant game on Saturday. Her 12 points don't jump off the stat sheet, but her nine rebounds, seven assists and one turnover in 26 minutes do. It was a typical performance for the senior, who has 22 career double doubles and two of the three triple doubles in program history.

Her seven assists were a season high.

"I just kind of got into a little flow," she said. "I like to get my teammates more so in the game before I do because it makes me comfortable to know that I can get my teammates confidence. I love dishing the ball out more so than anything."

Jeffery also moved into 15th place on CU's all-time scoring list, with 1,329 points -- just two shy of Jeannie Raikes in 14th. Jeffery passed Sandy Bean (1,319) on Saturday.

Tying a record

Redshirt freshman Arielle Roberson finished with 10 points and has now scored in double figures in all 10 of her games as a Buff. That ties the program record, set by Tracy Tripp in 1985-86, for consecutive double-digit scoring games to start a career.

"She plays the same way every single day in practice," head coach Linda Lappe said. "We know what we're going to see in games, we know how she's going to be able to score, we know how she's going to defend. She's figured that (consistency) out, and it's been fun to see and we're happy for her."

Resting hard

Lappe will give her team a bit of a break over the next few days, as they won't return to practice until Wednesday. Other than being assigned a workout, to be done on their own, for Monday, the players are being allowed some time to visit family and celebrate the holidays.

Lappe is hoping the players come back ready to roll on Wednesday.

"Part of it is resting," she said of the break. "We play hard, we want to make sure our effort is always good, but we also want to rest hard. We have to be just as good at relaxing as we are when we come back to practice. That's an important aspect to the next three days, to rest our minds, rest our bodies.

"It means we have to come back with some rejuvenation. We just have to make sure that we're smart in our break."

Notable

Saturday's win was the 700th in program history (700-450). ... CU has won 23 consecutive non-conference regular season games. ... The Buffs have won 12 consecutive non-conference games when carrying a national ranking into the contest. ... CU had season highs in field goals (34), field-goal percentage (.479) and assists (18). ...Jen Reese, who has come off the bench all season, has scored in double figures in seven of 10 games. ... Brittany Wilson moved into a tie for 12th on CU's career 3-pointers list, with 84.

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